Senior Robotics & Embedded Systems Engineer (UAS / C-V2X)

Overview

Airspace Experience Technologies (ASX: iflyasx.com) is a startup founded in 2017 with a mission to advance mobility for the mass traveling public by repurposing automotive electric vehicle technologies, safety systems, and mass production techniques. ASX has been awarded multiple patents and DoD/State contracts for our heavy lift electric VTOL platform and AeroNet UTM product.

Our goal in developing our AeroNet advanced mobility devices and AeroNet UTM back office is to create an international practice for enhanced mobility management with a web-based Common Operation Picture (COP). This platform gives municipalities and infrastructure operators the tools to license, authenticate, monitor, and facilitate collision avoidance for connected vehicles on the ground and in the air. Our ultimate objective is to integrate automated systems at scale using international standards while improving safety, security, and efficiency of automated robotic systems within the "public square."

Were seeking talented individuals with a passion for connected intelligent mobility to join our limited number of technical positions.

Job Description

Lead the engineering effort for the embedded software environment. Responsible for defining build systems, testing standards, and deployment pipelines.

This role involves direct collaboration with the AeroNet system architect to oversee firmware, operating system integration, and system reliability during the transition from simulation to live flight.

US citizenship is required by ASX's customers and sponsors.

Location: Detroit, MI (Please note that this position does not include reimbursement for relocation or interview travel)

Start Date: ASAP

Why Join Us?

• Autonomy: Define software standards and architecture for the engineering team.
• Impact: Build the core safety layer enabling scalable drone operations.
• Environment: Direct access to leadership with a focus on rapid hardware deployment.

Requirements

• C++ Proficiency: Strong knowledge of C++17 with a focus on safety, memory management, move semantics, and zero-copy data handling.
• Embedded Linux Build Systems: Experience constructing toolchains (crosstool-NG, Yocto, Buildroot), managing glibc versioning, and debugging kernel-level issues on target hardware without package managers.
• Robotics/UAS Frameworks: Experience with PX4, MAVSDK, or MAVROS. Understanding of flight stack architecture and offboard control.
• Network Fundamentals: Knowledge of serialization, endianness management, and UDP data handling over constrained links.
• System Lifecycle: Experience taking products from prototype to production, including implementation of logging, error handling, and watchdogs.
• Configuration Management: Implement a robust configuration management system.
• US citizenship is required by ASX's customers and sponsors.

Bonus Skills:

• C-V2X / DSRC: Experience with SAE J2735 standards or Qualcomm Telux/Automotive SDKs.
• Control Theory: Understanding of kinematic constraints, PID loops, or path planning.
• RTOS: Experience migrating Linux logic to Real-Time Operating Systems (FreeRTOS, ThreadX, QNX).

Responsibilities

• System Architecture: Design software structure for reliability and maintainability. Transition current ad-hoc build environments into robust, reproducible cross-compilation workflows.
• Embedded Integration: Manage C++17 runtime on ARMv7 targets. Resolve ABI compatibility issues, manage custom toolchains, and optimize performance for real-time constraints.
• Feature Implementation: Lead development of automated landing logic, fail-safe state machines, and precision collision avoidance tuning.
• Validation Strategy: Design and implement testing frameworks, moving from simple simulation to structured Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines.
• Production Readiness: Ensure system robustness against edge cases, including packet loss, sensor noise, and control saturation.

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